Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 86.9% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Managua, you would:
pay 88.7% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.95
C$183.12
|
$9.33
zł37.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.52
C$204.12
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
C$23.86
|
$1.61
zł6.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
C$28.06
|
$1.47
zł5.95
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
Managua
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
C$51.07
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
C$70.26
|
$4.21
zł17.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
C$145.92
|
$3.58
zł14.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
C$73.14
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
C$84.80
|
$2.59
zł10.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.18
C$80.71
|
$0.41
zł1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
C$17.86
|
$0.66
zł2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
C$28.66
|
$0.74
zł3.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
C$25.66
|
$1.34
zł5.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
C$24.92
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
C$20.34
|
$0.39
zł1.57
|
|
pay 47.6% more for transportation
Managua
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
C$174.75
|
$6.19
zł25.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
C$369.60
|
$25.65
zł103.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,000.00
C$702,240.00
|
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.46
C$386.70
|
$7.46
zł30.18
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Managua
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.25
C$2,152.74
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$235.71
C$8,712.00
|
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.67
C$6,899.20
|
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.74
C$1,949.23
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.63
C$4,680.40
|
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,774.75
C$139,514.71
|
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
C$72.07
|
$3.26
zł13.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
C$80.10
|
$3.15
zł12.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
C$110.88
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.40
C$1,123.62
|
$33.98
zł137.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.57
C$242.93
|
$6.99
zł28.29
|
|
pay 18.0% more for clothing
Managua
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.93
C$1,734.54
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
C$1,578.02
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.56
C$2,866.66
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.63
C$2,979.97
|
$94.44
zł382.03
|
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